Avoiding Unhealthy Practices: Tips & Tricks
Procrastination
It's very understandable to initially be unmotivated when getting into the conversation of taking action to improve your mind and body. The truth is, most people don't want to go to school, or workout, or work in general. However, the biggest goal of this website is to have our viewers understand that to reach a point where you can enable your full potential and actually follow through with it, you must establish a healthy relationship with your mind and body. Procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something, or basically refraining from reaching your goals. Avoiding procrastination is extremely beneficial because it increases your mental discipline. Having mental discipline is one of the most integral qualities for succes in any field.
examples of Procrastination
Putting off work until the last minute
Excessive social media scrolling
Checking email/texts excessively
Daydreaming
Perfectionism (spending too much time perfecting work, leading to nothing getting done)
Excessively cleaning
Indecisiveness (putting off tasks until a decision is made)
Hesitating due to the fear of failure
Inconsistency
As a college student, the number one thing I see from people I know is beginning a workout routine, doing it for about two weeks, then quitting. Starting again after quitting for a number of days will make you feel the same way as you did before the initial attempt. There is nothing wrong with taking an off day or two throughout the week, but extended periods of inconsistency will result in minimal progress. This can apply to exercise, but can also apply to studying habits or researching. The process of conditioning your mind to have abilities you seek is most achievable through consistency.
Inconsistent work output
Inconsistent attendance
Inconsistent mood
Inconsistent communication
Inconsistent performance
Inconsistent behavior
Inconsistent decision-making
All have solutions. The faster you turn an unhealthy, inconsistent practice into a well-paced, organized practice, the faster you will reduce confusion and frustration for yourself.